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Tom Tiffany: “$5,600 to water eight plants in a Department of Defense…”

Featuring: Tom Tiffany, Republican | U.S. House Wisconsin, District 7

Interview with Congressman Tom Tiffany on Tariffs, Federal Spending, and Immigration

Published April 25, 2025 | Video Starts at 04:47

And they should help guide some of the things that are out there that we can deal with. I mean, I'll give you two really quick examples that are one small, one large. $5,600 to water eight plants in a Department of Defense facility. $5,600 to water 8 plants. That's crazy. $200 billion in duplicate payments that went out via the Medicaid program to insurers. Those type of things really need rigorous review. (04:47–04:52)

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